Su Fan's hands surged with threads of true qi, which intertwined and coiled, forming a fine net for catching insects.
"Watch how I catch you!"
Su Fan brandished the net and cast it over the beetle. He didn't dodge the approaching beetle, thinking he could just let it hit him again.
The beetle instantly collided with the net in front of Su Fan, and through the net, it struck Su Fan. However, Su Fan remained unfazed, controlling the net to envelop it.
"Let's see how you escape now!"
Su Fan's face contorted into a look of vengeful satisfaction as he spoke.
"Damn, that really hurt."
Then, Su Fan's face contorted in pain. Getting hit in the chest just now actually hurt quite a bit.
The beetle, trapped by Su Fan's true qi threads, couldn't fly out and thrashed wildly within the net.
Su Fan clenched his fist slightly, and the net instantly tightened, leaving less space for the beetle.
As the true qi threads constricted, the beetle was directly bound within them, its wings unable to open. It fell to the ground, unable to move.
"Die!"
Su Fan's expression turned cold, and the true qi threads tightened sharply. The legendary sensation of flesh being squeezed was experienced by a beetle, and with a 'poof,' it exploded, spilling yellow liquid everywhere.
"Hmph!"
The black-robed wizard let out a muffled groan, as if he had suffered a severe blow.
The natal Gu worm was connected to the Gu master's heart meridian. Although the death of the natal Gu worm wouldn't kill the Gu master, it would inflict a heavy blow.
"You unsavory old man, what other tricks do you have?"
Su Fan looked at the black-robed wizard teasingly. The black-robed wizard likely had no more powerful means left.
"Very well, Su Fan, we shall meet again. Remember my name, I am You..."
The black-robed wizard spread his arms and deflated instantly as if he had been pumped full of air, leaving only a black robe behind. A large number of insects crawled out from beneath the robe.
The Gu worms, which had been with the black-robed wizard since he was young, also stopped moving at that moment, lying on the ground on their backs as if dead.
"He escaped?"
Su Fan frowned slightly.
He lifted the black robe and found only a human skin inside, with countless strange insects within it.
"A substitute?"
Su Fan guessed that this might not have been the opponent's true body, but rather a special puppet technique.
"What do we do about this?"
With the threat of the Gu worms gone, Mu Yuanying was also out of danger. She pointed at the pile of insect corpses on the ground and asked Su Fan.
"Burn it."
What else could be done? Of course, it had to be dealt with.
Su Fan then notified Dongfang Tingyin to come and handle the situation.
Su Fan's house was quite lively today, with corpses and countless insects littering the ground.
Soon, Dongfang Tingyin arrived at Su Fan's house with a construction crew.
That day, the street entrance to Su Fan's house became a construction site, with entry prohibited and the area tightly cordoned off, preventing anyone from seeing what was happening inside.
"Can I stay at the Martial Alliance for a few days?"
Su Fan asked Dongfang Tingyin somewhat helplessly.
After the events that transpired at his home, he didn't want to live there anymore, wondering if the feng shui was bad.
"There are no rooms for you at the Martial Alliance. Find somewhere else to stay."
Dongfang Tingyin understood Su Fan's intention but had no intention of helping him.
"Then I'll go stay at Yu Tong's place for a few days."
Su Fan suddenly remembered the Su family next door and thought he could stay there for a while until his place was renovated.
"Then can you take care of Xiaobai for me for a few days?"
Su Fan asked Dongfang Tingyin.
Because Su Yutong would be there, Su Fan couldn't bring Xiaobai along, so he had to ask Dongfang Tingyin, who had already met Xiaobai.
"Sure."
Dongfang Tingyin agreed readily.
Xiaobai was so cute, how could she refuse?
"Alright, have someone come and pick up his food later. A big vehicle, okay?"
Su Fan instructed Dongfang Tingyin.
"How much food can a panda eat?"
Dongfang Tingyin didn't pay much attention, but when she saw Xiaobai's food, her jaw dropped in shock.
"He eats... this stuff? Are you sure?"
Dongfang Tingyin looked at the pile of rare metals in Su Fan's yard and couldn't believe it, thinking Su Fan was joking.
But then she looked at Xiaobai, who was drooling while staring at the rare metals, and felt it wasn't a joke.
"Yes."
Su Fan nodded affirmatively.
He knew that most people wouldn't believe him if he said Xiaobai's food was metal, so he decided to let Xiaobai demonstrate.
Under Dongfang Tingyin's astonished gaze, Xiaobai burrowed into the pile of metals and began to crunch on metal plates with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
This forced Dongfang Tingyin to believe him.
"The ancients called you a 'metal-eating beast,' and I didn't understand. So you really can eat iron?" Dongfang Tingyin said speechlessly.
After arranging for Xiaobai's accommodation, Su Fan contacted Su Yutong.
"Um, Yutong, can I stay at your place for a few days?"
Su Fan asked somewhat sheepishly.
Su Yutong's eyes lit up.
Could this blockhead finally be opening up?
"Why? Why would you want to stay at my place?"
Su Yutong maintained a reserved demeanor as she asked.
"My house is being renovated, so I can't live there right now, and I have nowhere else to go. I thought it would be convenient to stay at your place for a few days since our houses are close, and I could check on the construction progress."
Su Fan made up an excuse.
"I'll go ask my dad!"
Su Yutong didn't agree directly but said that before hanging up the phone in a hurry.
Su Fan was speechless.
It's over, I'm going to be homeless!
It wasn't until close to evening that Su Yutong called back.
"My dad agreed. You can come over."
Su Fan was just about to pack his things to go home for a few days.
"Great, I'll be right over!"
Su Fan excitedly packed his belongings and rushed to Su Yutong's house.
When Su Yutong saw the neatly packed Su Fan, she rolled her eyes at him.
"Su Fan, come with me."
Su Dongsheng, with a displeased expression, called Su Fan into the study.
"I have no objections to you and Yutong, but living together now is a bit too soon, isn't it?"
Su Dongsheng said to Su Fan with a frown.
"Huh?"
Su Fan was completely bewildered.
"I know your thoughts, and it's understandable for young people. But you're not married yet. Yutong and I only became intimate after marriage. If you really can't wait, find some time to introduce us to your parents, pick a good day, and have the wedding. As for the marriage certificate, you can decide when to get it yourselves."
Su Dongsheng patiently advised Su Fan.
He knew that young people today were more open-minded and didn't care much about such matters, but his daughter, Su Dongsheng's daughter, was different.
"Uncle, have you misunderstood something? What did Yutong tell you?"
Su Fan asked him with a strange expression.
"What else could she say? She told me you were coming to stay. She's my daughter, what can I say? But you're a man, you need to be responsible, understand?"
Su Dongsheng's attitude towards Su Fan was somewhat displeased.